Success Stories: 32 Approvals on May 4, 2026
The following success stories highlight 32 petition approvals on May 4, 2026. These approvals include 2 EB-1A cases, 29 NIW cases, and 1 O-1A case. Client names have been omitted to protect confidentiality.
Each summary below includes the applicant’s category, field, country of birth, current residence, current and proposed role, degree, publication and citation record, supporting letters, service center, and premium processing strategy.
EB-1A Approvals (2)
#1: EB-1A in Algebraic Topology
Born in China and residing in the United States, this applicant works as an Assistant Professor and proposes to remain in the same role. The petition was approved under EB-1A in Algebraic Topology.
The applicant holds a Ph.D. and had 12 publications and 307 citations at filing.
Supported by 4 recommendation letters with no testimonial letters submitted, the case was adjudicated at the Nebraska Service Center with upfront premium processing.
#2: EB-1A in Medical Oncology
A Brazilian-born applicant residing in the United States works as an Associate Professor and proposes to remain in the same role. The petition was approved under EB-1A in Medical Oncology.
The applicant holds an M.D. and had 35 publications and 1,264 citations at filing.
Supported by 2 recommendation letters with no testimonial letters submitted, the case was adjudicated at the Texas Service Center with upfront premium processing.
Notable: Approved in a non-STEM field.
NIW Approvals (29)
#3: NIW in Educational Technology
Born in South Korea and residing in the United States, this applicant works as an Assistant Professor and proposes to remain in the same role. The NIW petition was approved in Educational Technology.
The applicant holds a Ph.D. and had 31 publications and 101 citations at filing.
No supporting letters were submitted. The case was adjudicated at the Nebraska Service Center.
Notable: Approved in a non-STEM field without recommendation or testimonial letters.
#4: NIW in Computer Vision
A Chinese-born applicant residing in the United States works as an Applied Scientist in industry and proposes to remain in the same role. The NIW petition was approved in Computer Vision.
The applicant holds a Ph.D. and had 12 publications and 1,407 citations at filing.
No supporting letters were submitted. The case was adjudicated at the Nebraska Service Center with a premium processing upgrade.
Notable: Approved without recommendation or testimonial letters.
#5: NIW in Development of Novel Therapeutic Strategies for Adult and Pediatric Glioblastoma
Born in India and residing in the United States, this applicant works as a Postdoctoral Fellow and proposes to remain in the same role. The NIW petition was approved in Development of Novel Therapeutic Strategies for Adult and Pediatric Glioblastoma.
The applicant holds a Ph.D. and had 15 publications and 952 citations at filing.
No supporting letters were submitted. The case was adjudicated at the Service Center Operations Directorate (SCOPS) Texas Facility with a premium processing upgrade.
Notable: Approved without recommendation or testimonial letters.
#6: NIW in Agricultural Engineering
A Taiwanese-born applicant residing in the United States is currently a Ph.D. student and proposes to become a Lead Engineer in industry. The NIW petition was approved in Agricultural Engineering.
The applicant holds a master’s degree and had 12 publications and 1,407 citations at filing.
Supported by 2 recommendation letters and 2 testimonial letters, the case was adjudicated at the Nebraska Service Center with a premium processing upgrade.
#7: NIW in Astrophysics
Born in Nepal and residing in the United States, this applicant works as a Postdoctoral Researcher and proposes to remain in the same role. The NIW petition was approved in Astrophysics.
The applicant holds a Ph.D. and had 64 publications and 3,454 citations at filing.
No supporting letters were submitted. The case was adjudicated at the Texas Service Center with a premium processing upgrade.
Notable: Approved without recommendation or testimonial letters.
#8: NIW in Clinical Medicine
A Pakistani-born applicant residing in the United States works as a Pulmonologist and proposes to remain in the same role. The NIW petition was approved in Clinical Medicine.
The applicant holds an M.B.B.S. and had 5 publications and 200 citations at filing.
No supporting letters were submitted. The case was adjudicated at the Nebraska Service Center with a premium processing upgrade.
Notable: Approved in a non-STEM field without recommendation or testimonial letters.
#9: NIW in Cognitive Neuroscience
Born in South Korea and residing in the United States, this applicant is currently a Ph.D. student and proposes to become a Postdoctoral Fellow. The NIW petition was approved in Cognitive Neuroscience.
The applicant holds a master’s degree and had 2 publications and 1 citation at filing.
Supported by 4 testimonial letters with no recommendation letters submitted, the case was adjudicated at the Nebraska Service Center with a premium processing upgrade.
#10: NIW in Applied Machine Learning in Financial Data Analytics
A Chinese-born applicant residing in the United States works as a Financial Quantitative Analyst in industry and proposes to remain in the same role. The NIW petition was approved in Applied Machine Learning in Financial Data Analytics.
The applicant holds a master’s degree and had 6 publications and 92 citations at filing.
No supporting letters were submitted. The case was adjudicated at the Texas Service Center with a premium processing upgrade.
Notable: Approved without recommendation or testimonial letters.
#11: NIW in Neurology
Born in the Republic of Korea and residing in the United States, this applicant works as an Internal Medicine Resident Physician and proposes to become a PGY-II Resident Physician. The NIW petition was approved in Neurology.
The applicant holds an M.D. and had 8 publications and 69 citations at filing.
Supported by 2 recommendation letters and 2 testimonial letters, the case was adjudicated at the Nebraska Service Center with upfront premium processing.
Notable: Approved in a non-STEM field.
#12: NIW in Optical Microscopy
A Canadian-born applicant residing in the United States is currently a Ph.D. student and proposes to become a Microscopist in industry. The NIW petition was approved in Optical Microscopy.
The applicant holds a master’s degree and had 4 publications and 34 citations at filing.
Supported by 2 recommendation letters with no testimonial letters submitted, the case was adjudicated at the Nebraska Service Center with a premium processing upgrade.
#13: NIW in Computer Engineering
Born in China and residing in the United States, this applicant is currently a Ph.D. student and proposes to become a Research Scientist in industry. The NIW petition was approved in Computer Engineering.
The applicant holds a master’s degree and had 7 publications and 132 citations at filing.
Supported by 4 recommendation letters with no testimonial letters submitted, the case was adjudicated at the Nebraska Service Center without premium processing and was approved in 622 days.
#14: NIW in Clean Energy Systems
A Chinese-born applicant residing in the United States works as a Postdoctoral Researcher and proposes to become a Postdoctoral Research Associate. The NIW petition was approved in Clean Energy Systems.
The applicant holds a Ph.D. and had 10 publications and 362 citations at filing.
Supported by 2 recommendation letters with no testimonial letters submitted, the case was adjudicated at the Texas Service Center with upfront premium processing.
#15: NIW in Mechanical Engineering
Born in China and residing in the United States, this applicant works as a Postdoctoral Scholar and proposes to remain in the same role. The NIW petition was approved in Mechanical Engineering.
The applicant holds a Ph.D. and had 10 publications and 126 citations at filing.
No supporting letters were submitted. The case was adjudicated at the Nebraska Service Center with upfront premium processing.
Notable: Approved without recommendation or testimonial letters.
#16: NIW in Health Science
A Brazilian-born applicant residing in the United States works as a Fellow and proposes to become a Resident. The NIW petition was approved in Health Science.
The applicant holds an M.D. and had 9 publications and 47 citations at filing.
No supporting letters were submitted. The case was adjudicated at the Texas Service Center with a premium processing upgrade.
Notable: Approved in a non-STEM field without recommendation or testimonial letters.
#17: NIW in Molecular Diagnostics
Born in Rwanda and residing in the United States, this applicant works as a Postdoctoral Scholar and proposes to remain in the same role. The NIW petition was approved in Molecular Diagnostics.
The applicant holds a Ph.D. and had 37 publications and 912 citations at filing.
No supporting letters were submitted. The case was adjudicated at the Nebraska Service Center with a premium processing upgrade.
Notable: Approved without recommendation or testimonial letters.
#18: NIW in Sustainability
A Colombian-born applicant residing in the United States works as a Postdoctoral Scholar and proposes to remain in the same role. The NIW petition was approved in Sustainability.
The applicant holds a Ph.D. and had 23 publications and 550 citations at filing.
Supported by 2 recommendation letters with no testimonial letters submitted, the case was adjudicated at the Texas Service Center with a premium processing upgrade.
#19: NIW in Molecular Biology
Born in Nepal and residing in the United States, this applicant works as a Senior Scientist Group Leader E in industry and proposes to remain in the same role. The NIW petition was approved in Molecular Biology.
The applicant holds a Ph.D. and had 3 publications and 26 citations at filing.
Supported by 2 recommendation letters with no testimonial letters submitted, the case was adjudicated at the Nebraska Service Center with a premium processing upgrade.
#20: NIW in Molecular and Cellular Biology
A Taiwanese-born applicant residing in the United States works as a Research Associate and proposes to remain in the same role. The NIW petition was approved in Molecular and Cellular Biology.
The applicant holds a Ph.D. and had 22 publications and 1,060 citations at filing.
Supported by 4 testimonial letters with no recommendation letters submitted, the case was adjudicated at the Texas Service Center with a premium processing upgrade.
#21: NIW in Physical Therapy
Born in Egypt and residing in the United States, this applicant works as an Assistant Professor and proposes to remain in the same role. The NIW petition was approved in Physical Therapy.
The applicant holds a Ph.D. and had 25 publications and 36 citations at filing.
Supported by 2 testimonial letters with no recommendation letters submitted, the case was adjudicated at the Nebraska Service Center, later transferred to the Texas Service Center, with a premium processing upgrade.
Notable: Approved in a non-STEM field.
#22: NIW in Applied Mathematics
A Turkish-born applicant residing in the United States works as a Researcher in Applied Mathematics and proposes to remain in the same role. The NIW petition was approved in Applied Mathematics.
The applicant holds a master’s degree and had 8 publications and 28 citations at filing.
Supported by 2 recommendation letters with no testimonial letters submitted, the case was adjudicated at the Nebraska Service Center with a premium processing upgrade.
#23: NIW in Molecular and Cancer Biology
Born in Russia and residing in the United States, this applicant is currently a Ph.D. student and proposes to become a Postdoctoral Researcher. The NIW petition was approved in Molecular and Cancer Biology.
The applicant holds a master’s degree and had 7 publications and 92 citations at filing.
Supported by 4 recommendation letters with no testimonial letters submitted, the case was adjudicated at the Nebraska Service Center with a premium processing upgrade.
#24: NIW in Artificial Intelligence
A Chinese-born applicant residing in Canada proposes to become an Assistant Professor. The NIW petition was approved in Artificial Intelligence.
The applicant holds a master’s degree and had 13 publications and 118 citations at filing.
Supported by 2 recommendation letters with no testimonial letters submitted, the case was adjudicated at the Texas Service Center with a premium processing upgrade.
Notable: The applicant was residing outside the United States at the time of filing.
#25: NIW in Medical Informatics
Born in China and residing in the United States, this applicant works as a Postdoctoral Medical Imaging Computer Vision in industry and proposes to remain in the same role. The NIW petition was approved in Medical Informatics.
The applicant holds a Ph.D. and had 15 publications and 196 citations at filing.
No supporting letters were submitted. The case was adjudicated at the Nebraska Service Center with a premium processing upgrade.
Notable: Approved without recommendation or testimonial letters.
#26: NIW in Computational Chemistry
A Polish-born applicant residing in the United States works as a Molecular Design Lead in industry and proposes to remain in the same role. The NIW petition was approved in Computational Chemistry.
The applicant holds a Ph.D. and had 15 publications and 3,247 citations at filing.
Supported by 2 recommendation letters with no testimonial letters submitted, the case was adjudicated at the Nebraska Service Center with a premium processing upgrade.
#27: NIW in Mechanical Engineering
Born in China and residing in the United States, this applicant works as a Research Fellow and proposes to remain in the same role. The NIW petition was approved in Mechanical Engineering.
The applicant holds a Ph.D. and had 9 publications and 120 citations at filing.
Supported by 4 recommendation letters with no testimonial letters submitted, the case was adjudicated at the Texas Service Center without premium processing and was approved in 693 days.
#28: NIW in Applied Machine Learning
A Bangladeshi-born applicant residing in the United States works as an Assistant Professor and proposes to remain in the same role. The NIW petition was approved in Applied Machine Learning.
The applicant holds a master’s degree and had 2 publications and 0 citations at filing.
Supported by 2 recommendation letters and 2 testimonial letters, the case was adjudicated at the Texas Service Center with a premium processing upgrade.
#29: NIW in Vascular Biology
Born in South Korea and residing in the United States, this applicant works as a Postdoctoral Scholar and proposes to remain in the same role. The NIW petition was approved in Vascular Biology.
The applicant holds a Ph.D. and had 9 publications and 234 citations at filing.
No supporting letters were submitted. The case was adjudicated at the Nebraska Service Center with a premium processing upgrade.
Notable: Approved without recommendation or testimonial letters.
#30: NIW in Toxicology
A Nepalese-born applicant residing in the United States works as a Toxicologist and proposes to remain in the same role. The NIW petition was approved in Toxicology.
The applicant holds a Ph.D. and had 12 publications and 395 citations at filing.
No supporting letters were submitted. The case was adjudicated at the Nebraska Service Center with a premium processing upgrade.
Notable: Approved without recommendation or testimonial letters.
#31: NIW in Biochemistry
Born in China and residing in the United States, this applicant works as a Postdoctoral Fellow and proposes to remain in the same role. The NIW petition was approved in Biochemistry.
The applicant holds a Ph.D. and had 3 publications and 53 citations at filing.
Supported by 2 recommendation letters with no testimonial letters submitted, the case was adjudicated at the Nebraska Service Center with a premium processing upgrade.
O-1A Approvals (1)
#32: O-1A in Materials Science
A Chinese-born applicant residing in the United States works as a Senior Materials Chemist in industry and proposes to remain in the same role. The petition was approved under O-1A in Materials Science.
The applicant holds a Ph.D. and had 13 publications and 401 citations at filing.
Supported by 6 recommendation letters with no testimonial letters submitted, the case was adjudicated at the California Service Center with upfront premium processing.